Collocations for "ever"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ever" in context.
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ever
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- ever- [increasing, decreasing, growing, changing]
- the ever-[increasing] [growth, strength, popularity] (of)
- [is, remains] ever- [popular, exciting, beautiful]
- the ever-[popular] [performer, event, display]
- an ever-present [threat, student, player]
- hardly ever [drink beer, eat chocolate]
- don't you ever [feel like quitting, want to go, wonder]?
- don't you ever [do, say] that again!
- does he ever!
- if you're ever in town, [call me, drop by]
- doubt I'll ever [see, speak to] her again!
- how did you ever [manage, do] that?
- have you ever [seen, heard] anything like it?
- have you ever been [to Europe, in love, skiing]?
- [she looks, it works] better than ever
- as [fast, reliable, slow] as ever
- ever since [then, the break-up, the loss]
- has never been the same ever since
'ever' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
action
- adorable
- advent
- after
- alert
- alive
- alligator
- allow
- amusing
- appalling
- arguably
- arise
- awesome
- backward
- barely
- behold
- best
- better
- big
- bizarre
- bland
- bondage
- book
- boring
- callous
- changing
- cheesy
- cinema
- clear
- click
- close
- closer
- comprehend
- dawn
- debt
- decision
- deep
- dependent
- despair
- determined
- devious
- devise
- doubtful
- dream
- drought
- dull
- dumb
- easy
- everything
- evil